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Volcano

1997 · 104 min

A loud, silly thrill ride where lava eats Los Angeles and earnest heroes race to stop it.

Directed by
Mick Jackson
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Drama
Starring
Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann
Tagline
It's hotter than hell.
Overview
An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar Pits, the director of the city's emergency management service, working with a geologist, must then use every resource in the city to try and stop the volcano from consuming LA.

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Directed by
Mick Jackson
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Drama
Starring
Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • fate
  • nature
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror4
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
science fiction, action, drama, thriller
Directed by
Mick Jackson
Written by
Jerome Armstrong, Billy Ray
Starring
Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle, Jacqueline Kim, Keith David, John Corbett, Michael Rispoli
Music
Alan Silvestri
Cinematography
Theo van de Sande
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
German, Spanish, English

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